Self-cleaning features on ovens, which can be confusing and even controversial, were developed in the early 1960s for both gas and electric ovens, though the term “self-cleaning” is actually something ...

While tough baked-on mixtures of tapioca, cheese, lard and cherry pie filling can often be removed after a self-clean cycle, ...

CR’s in-house range experts offer their take on what might be your stove's most hotly debated feature Some folks would rather manually scrub away tough messes than activate an oven's self-clean ...

After all the holiday cooking, our ovens likely need cleaning. 2 News Oklahoma's Cathy Tatom listens to Consumer Reports tips for getting the job done.

Avoid using the oven's self-cleaning feature. Regular cleaning does help prevent buildup. Use natural cleaning agents whenever possible. Cleaning the oven is one of those tasks that doesn’t get done ...

Many modern ovens come with a self-cleaning function, which is intended to make the cleaning process simpler. The self-cleaning feature works by generating high temperatures in order to burn any food, ...

Deep cleaning your oven can be an exhaustive, daunting task that, let’s face it, no one really wants to do. There are multiple ways to clean your oven, and steam cleaning is one of them. Geared ...

Oven cleaning is one of the messiest, most time-consuming and dreaded household chores there is, but it’s a job that needs to be done. A stained and greasy oven not only looks disgusting, but there ...

Instead of treating the button like a cursed relic, a Washington woman fired up her oven’s self-clean mode for the very first time. The result? Nowhere near “set it and forget it” but more “welcome to ...